Now preparing for what is surely a #1 contender bout against Yoel Romero at UFC 194 — a fight that has been rescheduled three times due to various injuries and illnesses on both ends — it appears that Souza has stepped up his striking game to an even more ferocious level. Just check out the video above, where “Jacare” channels his inner Bas Rutten and drops two of his sparring partners with vicious body shots while the rest of his gym just kind of looks on in horror.

Video after the jump.

Yowza. Souza has now won 8 straight fights dating back to his Strikeforce days, finishing all but one of them inside the distance. The lesson here: Don’t spar with Jacare if you appreciate having a functioning liver. Seems relatively simple to understand.